Food labels provide essential information about a product’s nutritional value and ingredient composition. However, many ...

Last year, an investigation by the Swiss investigative agency revealed that international food giant Nestlé adds sugar to powdered baby food in low- and middle-income countries including India ...

the sugar that bakers and confectioners add to food products — are more likely to have diabetes, kidney failure, heart disease, and liver disease. Soft drinks, fruit drinks, flavoured milk ...

Growing health and fitness awareness is leading to reduced use of refined white sugar in favor of healthier alternatives like jaggery, honey, dates, coconut sugar, stevia, palm sugar, and agave ...

But the production concerns aren’t confined to wheat. Equally, if not more, serious is the situation with regard to sugar. The output prospects and stocks position, which also matters for food ...

World Food Prices Rose in February on Back of Sugar Rush, UN's FAO Says ROME (Reuters) - Global food commodity prices rose in February, driven by higher sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices ...

After decades of lobbying, the US government has finally started taking action to warn consumers about the hazards of ultra-processed foods ... and added sugar. So the US labels could show ...

Here are misleading claims to look out for on food labels: Light indicates reduced calories or fat, which can sometimes be achieved by diluting the product. Always check for hidden sugar additions.

“Secretary Vilsack’s assertion that consumers demanding the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods should rely on smartphone technology is not only absurd, but fundamentally unjust ...

The health regulator has also explored developing a symbol that manufacturers could use on food labeling to show that a product meets the criteria for the "healthy" claim. The proposed rule was ...

Highlighting the source of food as animal- or plant-based on carbon labels can drive consumers to choose more climate-friendly options. This simple labeling change helps people make informed ...